Lissies Grotto - Thread for those festively inclined to get excited about Christmas!

[lissieloucifer]

Ok, I know its november, but its only 54 days til Christmas and I am so excited. I love everything about christmas, I love the build up, Christingle services, carols, buying and wrapping presents, even writing and posting cards.

Thought a thread to swap tips, plans and generally get excited might be qute nice!

Had to get the advent calender cos the Lego ones go through the roof the closer it gets to Christmas... Mind that doesnt explain why I bought a Playmobile one too...

If anyone is looking for a case for the DS I got this one for 99p plus 99p p&p from the argos outlet on ebay and its fab- DS drops my DS every other day and it still isnt broken ! Migth be no good if yours are odler and know about brands, but for us its brilliant and such good value

oooo thats nice! I want to get ds the playmobil knights calender this year, which one have you got?

I have this one but I only paid £13 for it 2 weeks ago

Freind at work got the police one & the pony & unicorn one for her 2 which are nice too
Dont forgert if you get
playmobil you have to spend 20 mins or so putting it together before December 1st :)

Oooh I just LOVE Advent calenders!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

he got one last year and loved it, i actually enjoyed putting it together!

skeletonflowers, weve never been! when do they switch them on? and are you a fellow telford mner?

oooh, i might look into it!

As Liss, I am of similar inclination to you LOL- except its almost all done now, only crackers, cards and a few vouchers left to get (vouchers at request of recipients I hasten to add!)

It's the second year of DH not working on the day, first eyar ds4 will know what's going on and we will be away. Cannot wait.

Dad always was the same; he was exceptionally poor as a child (would've been put into care these days- if he didn't work at 5 he didn't eat)) and the whole spoiling / feasting ting was a huge deal for him: my sisters are the same now.

our local little zoo is having a santas grotto, and turning their cafe into mrs claus's cafe :D

this will be ds's first santa visit, im soo excited

oh can i join?

:o I am beyond excited about christmas :o

Am a nanny, and everything we do from November 1st is Christmas related :o

Tootles in with a tray of Baileys truffles.

Marks place as Christmas fever kicks in.

Adds Shifnal lights switch on to her diary.

ah, I have been out today and bought new christmas decorations!!!!!

out go the sophisticated bronze baubles etc and in come red felt santa's and tinsel!

we are making christmas decorations this weekend. got red felt from house of fraser, and ends of tartan ribbon. this weekend we are collecting cones etc too.

Oooh lovely to meet like minded souls who love Christmas!
Need to resist urge to buy everything I see at the moment

oh, im like that. I went into TK Maxx today and they had some lovely things in there. got a few little bits, some decorations, a pterodon kit etc and I could havwe gone nuts!

pteredon kit? Oooh tell me more, DS is a big fan of the pteredons!

ooooh lissie- i took ds2 out and collected a load of pine cones a couple of weeks ago. am thinking of spraying them either silver, or with fake snow to make a centrepiece for the table.

We'll be staying in a lodge in teh New Forest over Christmas so can;t decorate in advance (boo) but will ahve a wail of a time immersing ourselves in Christmas for ten peaceful days (yay).

Can't bloody wait!

santa's that sounds lovely, will you be with your family?

cherrymonster, thats our plan. we are making a wreayth this year too.

dreamteam, theyare ds's favourites. its a build your own skeleton kit aith a book etc. only £3.99. I also got a rag doll kit, and am making one for my neice!

yes, me too lissie, and a dried fruit garland to make the house smell festive

Lissie- nope, they are what we a re hiding from (OK, DH's LOL- you know who I am right? Peachy)

Should be gorgeous; lots of playing on the Wii, walking and there's an ice rink where we are.

ah, hallo peachy, nice name. (i see you in there now) sound blissful. we are hoping to get a wii this year. cant wait!

cherry, i found a great recipe for cinnamon salt dough decorations, shall locate..

I have - drumroll - booked two Ocado slots for 20th and 24th December, and am now finishing the menus!!!! Also ordered the Playmobil Christmas Post Office advent claendar and it comes all assembled and you rip open the doors more like a normal calendar. We sponosr children in another country and our first christmas cards and gifts for them were sent in .... September. LOVE, Love Christmas

We have Waitrose collect slots booked for 21st and 24th; Dh's business is taking off a bit atm and I'm going in as his partner around caring, so we're celebrating by having a nice Christmas.

GOing for a 3 pig roast i think, followed by a Sable for dessert as boys don't like turkey. Yum.

Oh yey, found the christmas forum!!

I have bought all my presents and even baked 2 christmas cakes. Can't wait until 1st December so I can put up my tree and wrap my pressies (is that too early?!). It's our 1st christmas with DD and I am soooo over excited!!

Now, to start on DD's christmas stocking...